Ms.CrystalShip, 10 days agoBoth are beautiful pieces!
I love the detail on the " branch" brooch, I always click on the pictures fore they give you such a better viewing of our treasures.
I believe Phil is right, Weiss made butterflys with every stone & metal imaginable...
Not D & E, the pin mechanism is wrong. This kinda throws me as Weiss used joint/catch mechanisms too, but maybe not on all. I wonder if it's the orignal to the brooch?
Either way, wonderful finds MrsT as always!

Ms.CrystalShip, 10 days agoOk I believe this to be a toss -up...
D & E used riveted pin mechanisms on very few pieces, but they did use them. I read somewhere they were used on their "lower-end" jewelry, This brooch is NOT lower-end, but it could of been made by D & E for another company?
The scrolled antenna are also an attribute to D & E , but not solely.
Both companies, Weiss & D & E made 100's of different butterflies, so when you get right down to it, who knows?
I think we can all agree MrsT. has a lovely butterfly :)

Mrstyndall, 10 days agoPhil, thanks for the suggestion. I guess some pieces we will never truly know since they are not signed.

Mrstyndall, 10 days agoMani, glad you like the butterfly! I really like the colors on it too :)

Mrstyndall, 10 days agoBill, they do compliment each other! Thanks for your great comment and the info.

valentino97, 10 days agoBoth wonderful - but I really love that butterfly!

billretirecoll, 10 days agoI'm pretty sure that the livemaster.com Yellow Butterfly Brooch is the same Brooch, just different colored stones. The shape, front and back are the same, so I'd say Julianna D & E, at least by the information given on the livemaster.com post! :^)

billretirecoll, 10 days agoIt looks like the scrolled antenna are connected at the scroll on the Juliana D & E Butterfly Brooch, and they a separate on the Weiss Butterfly Brooch. Just one more thing that I noticed about the differences with the two Makers, but copies could look like either! :^)

LaurenRedmond, 9 days agoThe delicateness of the first brooch is like a little fern, both are really beautiful!

Mrstyndall, 9 days agoEileen, thank you so much for the info. So, I guess a toss up between Weiss and Juliana-who knows. I know if I had a company and made jewelry, my name or mark would definitely be on the back, especially on something so lovely

Mrstyndall, 9 days agoBill, thanks for the added links and info. I guess some pieces we will never know 100% who made them. We just have to look at the clues and guess :)

Mrstyndall, 9 days agoLauren, I am glad you like the brooches-thanks for commenting

PhilDMorris, 9 days agoMani posted 2 of the butterfly brooches and one matches this one, although it was somewhat larger than yours. I could see even counting all the stones that it was exactly like ones of Weiss that were marked and pictured online.

Broochman, 8 days agoA few years ago I was researching D & E jewelry. I found a website named ImageEvent, where Frank Delizza was identifying his jewelry. He said that sometimes they used fastened and soldered on pins. If your brooch were mine, I would feel comfortable calling it a product of D and E Jewelry.